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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
3
A reader seeks guidance on converting a car for speed, improving weight balance and lowering center of gravity, and optimizing engine timing, carburetion, and exhaust. The column covers speed, misfiring fixes, valve timing, concave pistons, air intake, oil in fuel, engine cooling, brake drum upgrades, bearing scraping, aluminum pistons viability, and brass cleaning acids.
Former Inspector Alexander S. Williams, a striking figure in the New York Police Department, died recently. Known as the clubber and czar of the Tenderloin, he rose from Houston Street beat to West Thirtieth Street station commanding the gambling district. He retired after the Lexow investigation.
Halifax reports 21 survivors from the British steamer Coronada after a torpedo attack 150 miles off the Irish coast. Nine life boat deaths occurred during the capsize. Survivors saw a tramp steamer fight a submarine, firing near the periscope and causing a geyser as the submarine surfaced, then vanished.
Vice Admiral Coche prat of the French mission commends the United States Navy. He cites the Pennsylvanias battleship and swift destroyers, praising officers and crew and predicting strong cooperation to secure freedom of the seas and aid the Allied war effort.
A witty exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal mocks a friend’s view of marriage as a lottery. A brisk retort frames matrimony as a prize and a joke among acquaintances.
A report notes that the highest flowering plants are found in Tibet at an altitude of 19 200 feet above sea level. The item concludes with a tease directing readers to Echo office for butter wrappers.
London reports from France say German anti aircraft guns now target fixed areas during patrols. British airmen confronting concentrated fire must pass through withering fire to reconnoiter positions. In Britain and Ireland motor licenses drop to about half prewar levels with 587000 vehicles in 1914 and 325000 in 1916.
In Calexico California a Main Street jeweler adds meats to his offerings. The shop combines diamonds with steaks rubies pork chops pigs feet and amethysts creating a curious mix. The piece notes the playful take on pearls and swine.
In a London Telegraph snippet a boy named Johnny exclaims that Mr. Algernon will die unless his sister marries him. The anxious mother asks who is ill and why while the family faces a dramatic ultimatum over marriage and honor.
A quoted snippet discusses efficiency and business success. It notes a small group of well dressed men surrounded by stenographers. It ends with a tip to use printed envelopes available at the Echo for 75 cents per 100.
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